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Patented .lune 28,1881.

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HENRY G. SIEB, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

DRIVING-REINS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 243,638, dated June 28, 1881. Application tiled April 1, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY G. SIEB, of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Driving-Rems for Horses; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference bein ghad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecitication.

The'object of this invention is'to improve the appearance of horse-reins and facilitate the adjustment of the same to the cheek-piece of the bridle-bit.

It consists in the definite combination and arrangement ofparts, which will be hereinafter described, and embodied in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which similarletters of reference indicate like parts in each of the several figures, Figure l is a plan view of a device embodying my improvements; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 a section taken through line x x of Fig. l.

In carrying out the invention I construct the reins of suitable material, such as leather, the part thereof approaching the bit being formed of two layers, A B, between which is secured an iron hook, said hookV being completely inclosed by the leather, as shown. The inner layer is widened, as at F, to protect the cheek of the horse, as shown more particularly in Fig. l.

Upon the outer face ofthe rein, at a point but a short distance from the hook,is secured a springsnap, l), which engages with the inner side of the covered hook E. The snap D is polished or plated, and thus produces, to-

gether with the leather with which it engages,

a very desirable and pleasing effect. The said snap allows a greater facility of adjustment, the old method of prolonging the leather over the hook producing a flexible stra-p, and buckling said strap to the body of the rein requiring considerable more time in manipulation; and a hook covered with leather is more desirable than a bare snapllook hinged to the rein, as said bare hook is very apt to abrade the plated cheek-piece of a bridle-bit commonly usedin the better class of harness, all of which will be evident.

I am aware that snap-hooks in combination with driving-reins are not new; that inclosing metallic parts of harness in layers of leather and widening the reins to produce cheek-protecting pieces are each old, and therefore I do not wish to be understood as claiming these features, broadly 5 but,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

l. The combination, with reins for driving horses, of hooks inclos'ed by said reins and the spring-snap D, arranged and operating as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, with reins having cheekpieces F, adapted and arranged to protect the cheeks of a horse, of the rein-inclosed hooks C and spring-snaps secured upon the outer faces of the reins, adapted to engage with the inner face of the said rein-inclosed hook, as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of February, 1881.

HENRY G. SIEB.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, OLIVER DRAKE. 

